15 Bean Soup Mix
Ingredients
- 1 pound Dried Black Beans
- 1 pound Dried Kidney Beans
- 1 pound Dried Red Beans
- 1 pound Dried Navy Beans
- 1 pound Dried Great Northern Beans
- 1 pound Dried Baby Lima Beans
- 1 pound Dried Large Lima Beans
- 1 pound Dried Pinto Beans
- 1 pound Dried Green Split Peas
- 1 pound Dried Yellow Split Peas
- 1 pound Dried Black-Eyed Beans/Peas
- 1 pound Dried Red Lentils
- 1 pound Dried Green Lentils
- 1 pound Dried Brown Lentils
- 1 pound Dried Borlotti Beans (Cranberry Beans)
- 2 cups 15 Bean Soup Mix
- 1 Smoked Ham Hock or you can use unsmoked ham hocks
- 2 cans (14 ½ ounces cans) Chopped Tomatoes
- 1 medium onion. chopped
- 2 ribs celery. chopped
- 1 clove Garlic. minced
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 6 cups Water
- ¼ cup Parsley. Freshly chopped
- 1 tablespoon Red Wine Vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
- 1 tablespoon Chili powder
- 1 teaspoon Ground cumin
Accompaniment
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Description
This recipe is excellent to make up as a gift, indeed, Lady Hanson had me make pounds of the mix for her to place into the Christmas gift parcels for the local church in Palm Sprin
Method
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Combine the beans in a very large bowl, pour 2 cups into a large wide mouth jar.
In addition, if using for a gift hand write or type an attractive instruction card and then attach this to the Jar title it: If you really want to be thoughtful, you may include the spices in a separate bag included with the jar.
How to make the Soup:
Cover the bean mix with water and soak overnight.
Drain the beans and place in a large soup-pan/stockpot, add the ham hock, tomatoes, onion, celery, garlic, bay leaf, and 6 cups of water. Bring to a boil over a medium high heat, reduce to a medium low heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour. Add the remaining ingredients, continue to simmer for 1 hour or until the beans and ham are tender. Take out the ham hock remove the meat from the bone cut into small bit-size pieces and return to the soup, remove the bay leaf before serving.
Serve hot with nice crusty bread.
What a great idea!